Smart cart
Other features with the Caper Cart
At any point in your shopping experience you can log in to your ShopRite Price Plus membership for savings and deals.
To the left on your cart screen you will see the items that are on sale for Price Plus members and the aisle or department where they can be found.
The carts also have a cup holder, which I did not use on this trip.
Observations
It was interesting to see that not one other shopper was using the Caper Cart while I was at the store.
The shopping may be easier if you are a Price Plus member, because you can see the deals and where items are found. The average shopper, however, may not feel that lugging the cart is worth it to save a few minutes at the self-checkout.
Cheryl Williams, Wakefern’s chief information officer, told Progressive Grocer, “Our goal is to offer our customers the best possible shopping experience, and the new, enhanced Caper Cart streamlines the shopping and checkout process while offering new opportunities to engage with customers at the point of purchase.”
Which ShopRite stores have them?
The ShopRite in Bloomfield is not the only place to give these smart carts a try. Karen O’Shea, a communications supervisor at parent company Wakefern Food Corp., said New Jersey ShopRite stores in Spotswood, Byram and Sparta also have Caper Carts. Plans are in the works for them to be introduced in Mullica Hill, Hoboken and Old Bridge, with dates to be announced.
O’Shea told NorthJersey.com the carts are available during regular store hours, but ShopRite Bloomfield employees said they can be used from 10 a.m. until 4 to 6 p.m.